Social services and housing help for the homeless

Our Community Resource Specialist is available for drop-in visits at the Central Library and at the Ballard and Capitol Hill Branches. 

Community Resource help is available at the Central Library’s Conference Room 165 on Level 1  during these hours:

• Mondays: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

• Tuesdays: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Community Resource help is available at the Ballard Branch during these hours:

• Fridays: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Community Resource help is available at the Capitol Hill Branch during these hours:

• Wednesdays: 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Hotspots can be reserved online by any borrower, but the Library sets aside hotspots specifically for homeless communities to use and share. We periodically visit encampments and shelters to distribute hotspots.